Celebrating 50 Years
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DART ANNOUNCES 50th ANNIVERSARY PLANS
We are pleased to announce that 2010 marks Dart Container Corporation’s 50th Anniversary!
As we look back over the past 50 years and see how dramatically the foodservice industry has changed in response to customer demands, we’re grateful that we, too, have been able to respond to those demands by offering an ever-expanding line of quality products while maintaining the highest level of customer service.
Reaching a milestone like this is possible only if a company has had the support of many different people and organizations throughout its history. We are indeed fortunate to have received a great deal of support from a number of sources - among whom four in particular deserve special recognition - and we plan to show them our appreciation and gratitude throughout 2010.
EMPLOYEES. We will be hosting two special celebration events at all of our production facilities and offices worldwide. The first will take place in April – the month of our first invoiced shipment of foam cups, and the second at a time later in the year. These events are designed to thank our employees for their past and on-going contributions to our longevity and success, and every employee will receive a commemorative gift in honor of the occasion.
CUSTOMERS. Our sales personnel will pay tribute to our distributors and customers who have played a key role in Dart’s growth over the last half-century.
LOCAL COMMUNITIES. The cities and towns in which our facilities are located have worked closely with us in many ways, and we look forward to continuing our practice of giving back to these communities by awarding additional grants during the year.
VENDORS. We are fortunate to have a network of vendors and suppliers with whom we’ve enjoyed long-term relationships, and we plan to recognize them for their partnership.
As a family-owned company with the third generation of Darts currently at the helm, we fully understand the importance of constantly striving to be better at what we do. Toward that end, we are committed to exploring new market opportunities and developing new products that will meet the needs of customers in the future. With the continued support of our employees, customers, communities and vendors, we have great confidence that we will remain the “Industry Standard of Excellence” for decades to come.
In honor of its 50th Anniversary, in the year 2010 Dart Container Corporation will make 50 grants in the communities that serve as homes to its production facilities and offices.
Grants will be made to K-12 public or private schools or nonprofit organizations to purchase equipment or advance programs related to science, technology, engineering or math.
Each of the 50 grants will be $5,000 for a total of $250,000.
Deadline for applications: June 1, 2010
Grant awards announced: August 1, 2010
Please apply directly to the plant or office location listed.
- Only the locations listed are accepting grant requests from their communities.
- Each location will award between two and five grants. With some exceptions, grants will be awarded to schools and organizations in a 20-mile radius of the Dart facility.
- In order to apply in the United States, you must be a public or private school. Organizations may apply if they are classified as nonprofit under IRS code 501c3. Foreign applicants must meet similar criteria.
- Each school or organization can apply only once for a 50th Anniversary grant.
- All qualifying schools or organizations are welcome to apply for these special grants regardless of whether they have received past support or not.
- 50th Anniversary grants will not be made for scholarships.
- No grants will be made to individuals.
Examples of projects that will be considered:
- computer equipment
- science math and engineering camps
- lab equipment
- books and teaching materials
- calculators
- science fairs
- environmental education
- science, math and physics competitions
- science or math-based computer programs
- web broadcasts of science topics
- science museums
- robotics
- field trips on science, math or the environment
- zoo projects
- family science weekends or retreats
***** Questions may be directed to Claudia Deschaine, Grants Manager, at 517-244-2190 or Claudia_deschaine@dart.biz*****
The Lancaster Science Factory received Dart Container's first 50th Anniversary grant in April 2010.
The $5,000 grant was used to bring the Math Midway Traveling exhibit to families and children in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
